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Adjusting device for a lumbar support and method of adjusting a lumbar support

US8360523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16References

15Claims

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Assignee

Schukra Geratebau GmbH · AT

Inventors

Gunter Maierhofer · Berlin, DE
Klaus Junker · Munich, DE
Frank Falster · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Matthias Meyer · Henfenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2010
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/6671
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjusting device for a lumbar support comprises a pair of spaced guide members, an adjusting member coupled to the pair of guide members, and a drive mechanism for effecting an adjustment of the lumbar support. The adjusting member is displaceable along the pair of guide members and configured such that the lumbar support is adjusted when the adjusting member is displaced. The drive mechanism comprises a motor, which is provided on the adjusting member so as to be displaceable along the guide members jointly with the adjusting member. The motor may be coupled to a shaft having a structured exterior surface, the drive mechanism being configured to effect a relative displacement between the adjusting member and the shaft.

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